Chapter 1 · Arjuna Vishada Yoga - The Yoga of Arjuna's DespondencySanjaya
Verse 12
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 1, श्लोक 12
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।
सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥१२॥
Transliteration
Tasya Sanjanayan Harsham Kuru-Vriddhah Pitamahah.
Simha-Nadam Vinadyo-Chchaih Shankham Dadhmau Pratapavan.||12||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
तस्यtasyahis (Duryodhana's)
सञ्जनयन्sanjanayangenerating
हर्षम्harshamjoy
कुरुवृद्धःkuru-vriddhahthe oldest of the Kurus
पितामहःpitamahahgrandfather (Bhishma)
सिंहनादम्simha-nadama lion's roar
विनद्यvinadyasounding
उच्चैःuchchaihloudly
शङ्खम्shankhamconch shell
दध्मौdadhmaublew
प्रतापवान्pratapavanthe valiant one
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
तब कुरु-वंश के वृद्ध, प्रतापी पितामह भीष्म ने दुर्योधन के हृदय में हर्ष उत्पन्न करते हुए उच्च स्वर से सिंहनाद किया और शङ्ख बजाया।
English Translation
Then the valiant grandfather Bhishma, the oldest of the Kuru dynasty, roared loudly like a lion and blew his conch, filling Duryodhana's heart with joy.
Commentary (टीका)
Bhishma responds not with words but with action — a thunderous lion's roar and the blast of his conch. This was meant to bolster Duryodhana's confidence. The patriarch understands the young king's anxiety and reassures him with this warrior's greeting.